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I'm a musical-theatre geek and hobbyist magician who writes about science for National Geographic. Interests include paleontology, paleoanthropology, planetary science, animal behavior, and climate change. Born and raised in the Carolinas, with stints in Tennessee and Massachusetts for school.

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A Young Magician Wanted to Build an Epic Magic Collection. Did He Go Too Far?

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By Nina Strochlic, Michael Greshko Verified
| Rolling Stone Verified
T he trouble began with Harry Houdini’s beaver-skin top hat. Tim Moore — known in Columbus, Ohio, as Dr. Magic Smile — was a dentist and magician, in one. He performed sleight of hand to settle his patients’ nerves, and he helped run MagiFest, a longtime Columbus magic convention. But Moore didn’t just love magic. He had spent much of his life collecting antique posters and tricks that once belonged to history’s greatest magicians.
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Letní slunovrat nastává 21. června – co přesně se děje na obloze a proč k němu dochází

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By Michael Greshko Verified
| nationalgeographic.cz
Letošní letní slunovrat nastává na severní polokouli 21. června v 10:24 středoevropského letního času (SELČ). Jižně od rovníku tentýž okamžik znamená začátek zimy. Slunovrat nastává po celém světě ve stejnou chvíli, jen místní čas se liší podle časových pásem. Letní a zimní slunovraty tradičně pomáhaly označovat střídání ročních období – spolu se svými protějšky, jarní a podzimní rovnodenností.
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The science and symbolism behind the summer solstice

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By Michael Greshko Verified
| Yahoo Verified
This year, the Northern Hemisphere's summer solstice occurs on June 21 at 4:24 a.m. EST. South of the Equator, this same moment marks the beginning of winter. Solstices occur at the same time around the world, but their local times vary with time zones. Traditionally, summer and winter solstices helped mark the changing of the seasons—along with their counterparts, the spring and autumnal equinoxes.
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